Water-distributer.



C. M. PINCKNBY.

WATER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14,1913.

1, 1 27,508. Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. M. PINCKNEY.

WATER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FI-LBD NOV.14,1913.

1,127,508. Pabnted Feb. 9, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' G. M. PINGKNEY.

WATER DISTRIBUTEE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.14,1913.

1, 1 27,508. Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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UNITED STATES}- PATENT OFFICE.

oHAUNciiYM. 'PINGKNEY, or noun-DER, conomo.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHAUNOEY M. PINCK- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Boulder, in the county of Boulder and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-,Distributers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a system of irri gation, and the principalobject of the invention is to provide an irrigating device which willcause the water to fall upon the ground after the manner in which rainfalls upon the ground. That is to say, the water flows from a pipe inrelatively small streams construct the supports for the pipe that the"irrigating device may be vertically adjusted for use in fields ofgrowing crops, and to so construct the support that the irrigatingdevice may be easily conveyed from one part of the field to another.

Another object'of the invention'is to so construct the supports that theouter ends of the pipe may be turned to prevent the irrigating devicefrom moving out of a desired position in the field and thus permit theirrigating device to be used upon hilly ground. I y

Another object of the invention is-to so constructthe irrigating devicethat a relatively short discharge pipe may be used'in connection withone support if desired.

This invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein-Figure 1 is a view showing the irrigating device with the support at oneend turne at an angle to the support at the opposite end of the pipe;Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the supports both facing in thesame direction; Fig. 3 is a view showing a relativelyshort dischargepipe carried by a single support; Fig. 4 is an. enlarged 'ele-.vation'of the u per end of the standard carried by one o the carriages;Fig, 5 is a.

vertical sectional view taken along the line The irrigating device shownin Figs. 1

and 2 comprises a discharge pipe 10 whichis open at one end forconnection with a WATER-'DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters fatent. 1

supplyjhose and provided at the opposite end with a closure cap 12.-This pipe is provided with openings 13 so that small' streams of watermay pass out of the discharge pipe, the openings being arrangedaccording to the desires of the person menu-- 'f'actu'ringthe irrigator.Thatis to say, the openings may be formed to throw the streams of waterin any direction desired.

Patented Feb. 9, "1915. Application filed November 14,1913. Serialmisc-1,036.

The water which passes through the hose 11 into the discharge pipe '10is preferably supplied by a suitable force pump sotha-t the water willhave sufficient force to be thrown from the pipe 10 the desireddistance. This pipe 10 is supported by standards 14 which form part ofthe carriages shown, and sin'ce the ca'rria -es and standards aresimilarly constructe a description of one will suffice for'both.Eachofthese carriages comprises a 'frame 15 which is supported'by wheels16,

and is providedwith a leg 17 which rests upon the ground as shown in thedrawings. The side ars of the frame have their end arents 18 carriedupwardly to form supports for the-drum 19, upon which the hose 11 iswound when the irrigating device is not in use, and the upper endsof the'supports 18 are connected with the vertical housing 20 by means of thebracing arms '21. This housing 20 is supported by the braces 22 whichare carried by the frame and have their upper-end portions held in thedesired position by the vertical bars 23. A handle 24 is provided sothat a carriage may be easily drawn from one place to another..

, The standard 14 is slidably mounted in the housing 20 and is held in avertically adju'sted position by means of the set screw 25 which iscarried by the housing. An eye pin 26 is rotatably mounted in thebushing 27 which is supported in the upper end of the standard by meansof itshead 28 and 't he-s tpport shoe 29 is pivotally connected with theeye 30 of the pin 26 by means of the bolt 31. This shoe 29 is providedwith a groove 32 which forms a seat for the discharge pipe 10, the pipebeing held in the seat'by means of a clamp collar 33 which has its armsremovably connected with the shoe by means of the machine screws 34. IIt will thus be seen that the standards of the two carriages may bevertically adjusted at different heights so that the pipe 10"will beheld at any angle desired. If the two standards are at the. same height,the shoe will be held in the position shown in Fig. 2,

but if one of the standards is at a difli'erent height then the othershoe will be tilted to permit the pipe to assume the desired anglewithout moving out of engagement with the grooves 32 of the two shoes.

If it is desired to use a shorter length of pipe such as shown in Fig-3, the short discharge pipe 35 is connected with the supporting shoe ofone of the standards atabout the center of the pipe and may be braced bysuitable braces connecting the end portions of the pipe with thecarriage so that the pipe will be held in the desired position. In bothforms the carriageconstruction is the same, the only difference be ingthat instead of a relatively long pipe being used and supported by twocarriages, there is used a relatively short pipe which is supported by asingle carriage.

In the operation of this device, the irrigating device is conveyed tothe field or lawn which it is'desired to water and the standards arethen adjusted to the proper height so that the pipe 10 will notinterfere with growing crops. If this is being used on a lawn, thestandards do not have to be adjusted unless it isdesired to raise thedischarge pipe so that the water will be thrown a greater distance andnot strike the lawn with suliicient force to injure the grass. If,however, it is desired to use this device in a corn field, it isnecessary to raise the pipe a suiiicient distance from the ground sothat' the irrigating device can be moved from one end of the fieldto theother without the pipe striking the tops of the corn. When the device isbeing used, it is gradually moved from one end of the'field to theother, it being allowed to remain in one spot a sufiicient time todeposit the desired amount of water upon that portion of the field. Inorder to prevent the irrigating device from moving out of the setposition, one of the'carriages is turned so that its wheels extend at anangle to the wheels of the second carriage and this prevents anymovement of the device. This machine can be used for Watering a road aswell as for sprinkling a lawn and irrigating fields.

When a is data to water a limited amount of space, the shorter length ofpipe would be used in preference to the long pipel When it is no longerdesired to use.

the device, the pipe can be detached from the carriages and the machinecan then be put away and will take up a very small,

amount of space.

What is claimed is:

1; In a device of-the character described,

a support, a standard. carried by said support, a shoe rotatably andpivotally (-onneeted with. said standard and provided with a grooveforming a pipe seat, a clamp extending across said groove and having itsarms extending along the sides of said shoe, and means extendihg throughthe arms of said clamp for removably connecting said clamp with saidshoe.

2. In a device of the character described, a carriage comprising a framehaving its side bars bent upwardly to form supports, a.

reel carried by'said supports, a housing cara reel carried by saidsupports, a housing carried by said carriage, means connecting saidhousing with said supports to hold said supports in a vertical position,bracing means engaging said housing, a standard supported in saidhousing, and means ourried by said standard for engaging a dischargeelement. In testimony, whereof I aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CHAUNGEY M. PINCKNE Y. Witnesses:

WARREN Ross I DAVENPORT, RUTH B. RICHARDSON,

